Upcoming events in Bayside, including community events
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One-on-one Device Advice Series
10 Jan 2024 to 06 Jan 2027Free
Book into these twenty minute one-on-one sessions with a staff member to help you with your device. Please remember to bring your own device. These sessions will be run at Beaumaris Library, Sandringham Library, Hampton Library and Brighton Library. Please click the link to find out more about dates and times. Bookings are essential.
Dance Movement for People with Dementia
23 Apr 2024 to 28 May 2024Free
Experience the joy of movement and connection in our Dance Movement program for individuals with dementia and their carers. Through simple activities, we create a space for expression, using rhythm and music to relax and reconnect. All abilities are welcome, with activities adapted to individual needs. As a carer support initiative this program provides a supportive environment for both carers and individuals with dementia. Please wear closed shoes for comfort and safety during sessions.
Belinda Stone Art Exhibition
17 May 2024 to 31 May 2024Free
Belinda Stone is a contemporary artist working from her studio in Beaumaris. In this exhibition Belinda explores colour palettes both calming and vibrant & explores staining on canvas and making marks into the paints using different textures. Belinda’s solo exhibition is at ChiaroScuro Art Studio and Gallery, 44 Edith St Beaumaris, opposite Beaumaris Primary School, Opening night is Friday 17th May 4pm - 7pm with wine and cheese, register by following the eventbooking link.
Tuning in to Kids Parenting Program
19 May 2024 to 20 May 2024$80.00
Tuning in to Kids is an evidenced based, 6-week parenting program for parents/carers to strengthen the emotional connection with their child/children. It teaches skills in emotion coaching to help your child develop skills of emotional intelligence. Children with greater emotional intelligence have been shown to be more resilient and have greater success in being able to self soothe when upset or angry, in making friendships, managing conflict, as well as a predictor of academic and career success.
Pat's Match - Sandringham Football Club
19 May 2024$10.00
Pat's MatchSunday 19 May | Game Time: 12:00pm at Wilson Storage Trevor Barker Beach OvalFollowed by VFLW Southern Saints v Port Melbourne at 3pm!Tickets - $10 non-members | $5 - concession, Casey members | Kids under 15 FREEPurchase your tickets here
Pat's Match President's Lunch
19 May 2024$50.00
Join us on Sunday 19 May for the Pat's Match President's Lunch at 10:30am at Sandy by the BayPrice: Adult - $50 | Child - $25 | Includes a buffet lunch, drinks at bar pricesSecure your tickets here Pat’s Match aims to raise funds and awareness for the Pat Cronin Foundation.
Register for Bayside’s Volunteer Expo
20 May 2024Join us for Bayside’s Volunteer Expo at Brighton Town Hall, Monday 20 May 3:00pm – 6:00pm. There will be over 35 volunteer involving organisations showcasing their volunteer programs, as well as over 30 council-run volunteer programs. Community First Aid Responders are running a 1 hour First Aid Course, with registrations required. Register your interest to attend the Volunteer Expo below, including reserving a place for the First Aid course:
Cyber security and scam awareness information session - SOLD OUT
21 May 2024Free
Cyber theft and online scams have increased and become more sophisticated as more people rely on using the internet in their everyday lives for staying in touch, banking, shopping etc. It is important to be able to use your devices in a secure and confident manner and not be targeted or fall victim to the vast array of scams and frauds.
Where there's a will: the importance of estate planning for Law Week
21 May 2024Free
This Law Week, join us at Sandringham Library to hear from KPA Lawyers, an innovative law firm with an office in the Sandringham Village and strong ties to the local community.Estate planning can be one of the most important things you ever do in your life. Wills and Powers of Attorney can give you and your family certainty and ensure that your loved ones are cared for once you are gone. Having your documents drafted to reflect your wishes accurately will remove much of the stress later on.
Chatty Café at Sandringham Library
22 May 2024 to 11 Mar 2026Free
Have a chat and reconnect! Chatty Cafe is a global movement to help bring people together, reduce social isolation and build social connections within the local community. Chatty Cafe events are being held in a variety of locations across Bayside. Venues provide a chat table where community members, with the support of volunteers, can come together and have a chat! So, if you are someone who wants to connect more with your local community, meet new people, or just enjoy the company of others why not try a Chatty Cafe?
Garry Disher's "Sanctuary", in conversation with Robert Gott
23 May 2024Free
We are so excited to celebrate the release of Garry Disher's latest novel "Sanctuary" with an event at Brighton Town Hall where you can hear all about it from Garry himself, in conversation with Robert Gott.Garry has published sixty titles across multiple genres. With a growing international reputation for his best-selling crime novels, he has won four German and three Australian awards for best crime novel of the year, and been longlisted twice for a British CWA Dagger award. In 2018 he received the Ned Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award.
Friends of Bayside Volunteer Induction Session
23 May 2024Free
Are you keen to be involved in environmental volunteering in Bayside but not sure where to start?Come along to our next Friends of Bayside Volunteer Induction session and hear about the different volunteering opportunities available. Volunteering activities can include wedding, revegetating indigenous plants, propagating/seed collection, recording native flora and fauna, as well as invitations to events and workshops, training opportunities and networking with like-minded people.